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This is truly something I'd go for if it ever becomes available in California.
Some auto insurance providers are charging motorists based on miles driven.
"Called pay as you drive, the option is available from a few insurers in 34 states — but not California — as well as...
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Would you be in favor of tax increases if it meant more money for schools and health care?
A Democrat-controlled Assembly committee approved a new state budget last night based on a $9.7 billion tax increase, the first state budget proposal based on a major tax increase since 1991.
According to...
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Several health care bills are working their ways through the Assembly and Senate — many incorporating ideas originally introduced in the governor's health care proposal and other older bills.
According to California Healthline and the L.A. Times, some aim to curb the insurance industry...
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Conservatives and religious groups weren't able to stop California's path to gay marriage, yet.
Read the story here.
So come June 17, gays can get married in California.
However, an initiative that would amend the state constitution to ban gay marriage has qualified for November ballot and if...
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Russell Judd, president of Mercy Hospitals, submitted a letter to the editor about the state's cuts to Medi-Cal.
I would love to hear your thoughts.
For more info about the cuts, read "Calif. sued over Medi-Cal rate cuts" and "Is health reform dead?"
Budget Cuts Put...
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A new poll has found that more California voters now support allowing same-sex marriage than oppose it.
Wednesday's results mark the first time in over three decades of polling by the Field Poll that more California voters have approved of extending marriage to gay couples than have disapproved....
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This news was reported yesterday by the Associated Press:
The Los Angeles city attorney said Monday that county workers authorized to perform marriage ceremonies must be willing to conduct same-sex marriages under last week's landmark court ruling, regardless of their personal views on...
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The California Supreme Court has just overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage, paving the way for the state to become the second in the United States where gay and lesbian residents can marry.
The justices released the 4-3 decision earlier Thursday, saying that domestic partnerships are...
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A large coalition of California medical organizations is suing the state over the planned 10 percent cut to Medi-Cal.
Locally, this cut will mean Kern Medical Center will lose $4 million per year in Safety Net Care Pool Funds and $1 million per year in outpatient Medi-Cal funds, KMC CEO Paul...
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger hasn't given up on passing a health plan that covers all Californians.
According to the Associated Press, his staff is working to fix the previous plan.
"Now we'll try again," Schwarzenegger said. "We will continue on, keeping the stakeholders...
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I've made up my mind, I'm planning on leaving Bakersfield and California and moving elsewhere for work. This state has become too expensive. Sure the sun shines here 300+ days a year, but at what cost?
I've always felt that minimum wage was a good thing to have, but...
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Here's a "raw report" press release from The Pew Charitable Trusts. Read it and weep.
Want more? Click here for the full report and fact sheets on every state.
Or click on the funky blue rectangle to the left for the PDF sheet on California.
Washington, D.C. — One in...
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As a GNU/Linux purist, I've often felt the sting of the windows curse, but never actually received it directly. Microsoft earned it's way into the home by being a usable computer system by average people. Today, Windows is still the home computer user's operating system of choice, but the problem...
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Here's a "raw report" press release from the Franchise Tax Board. (They'd like you to pay your taxes on time, and correctly!)
Last Minute Filing Tip: Tax Errors Can Cause Major Delays to Your Refund
With two weeks left before the April 15 tax deadline, the Franchise Tax Board...
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America will work three days less to pay taxes in 2008 than in 2007.
That day will be April 23 this year.
But Californians will have to work longer — until April 30 — for their Tax Freedom Day.
That's according to the Tax Foundation, a nonprofit organization that has monitored...
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Here's a "raw report" straight from the office of California's attorney general:
(Read California's lawsuit here.)
LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today shut down Lifetime Financial, Nations Mortgage, Greenleaf Lending, Virtual Escrow, Olympic...
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Sales of new homes in California dropped 62 percent in January compared to the year before, an industry group reported today.
It's a difference of 2,679 new homes this year vs. 7,109 in January 2007.
The numbers come from the California Building Industry Association/Hanley Wood Market...
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February 19, 2008
To Whom It May Concern:
I was surprised to hear my professor announce that we had homework due on Monday February 18, 2008. I asked for clarification of the day, due to President’s...
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MONDAY!
SENIORS & SINGLES MIXER - LIVE MUSIC Featuring RED SIMPSON & LARRY PETREE!
ACOUSTIC COMMUNITY JAM & SONGWRITER WORKSHOP!
TUESDAY!
STEVE WOODS on the "Legends" Stage!
LINE DANCE LESSONS w/ HELEN!
KARAOKE w/ JANA!
WEDNESDAY!
GERI ARNOLD w/ "STARS &...
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ROCKWELL'S FEBRUARY BIRTHDAY BASH!
Saturday, February 16, 2008 - 6pm
$5.00 Cover AFTER 8pm - No Cover For Everyone With Valid ID Showing February Birthdate! (Saturday Night ONLY!)
805 N CHESTER AVENUE BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308
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WEDNESDAY! February 1, 2008
* FREE Line Dance Lessons at The Blackboard Stage (Bamboo Dance Floor!) 6:45pm til 8:30pm
*KARAOKE on The Blackboard Stage - hosted by Team McWilliams! 9:00pm
* LIVE MUSIC on The Trout's "Legends"...
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WEDNESDAY! February 1, 2008
* FREE Line Dance Lessons at The Blackboard Stage (Bamboo Dance Floor!) 6:45pm til 8:30pm
*KARAOKE on The Blackboard Stage - hosted by Team McWilliams! 9:00pm
* LIVE MUSIC on The Trout's "Legends"...
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IF YOU MISSED OUT ON THE PARTY OF THE YEAR, HERE IS A SAMPLING OF PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT.
WANT TO HOST YOUR OWN BIRTHDAY PARTY AT TROUT'S?? CALL (661)399-6700 AND ASK ABOUT THE NEW MONTHLY "ROCKWELL'S BIRTHDAY BASH" SERIES FOR 2008! A "THEMED" PARTY EVERY MONTH...
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I just read that the state is investigating Phil McGraw for practicing psychology without a license because he went to visit Britney Smears. It seems he not only has never been licensed in California, but that Texas revoked his license there years ago. There were allegations of...
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Does the governor's proposed budget cuts kill the hope of health reform in California?
One local person thinks so.
"He (Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger) strongly and eloquently verbalizes his support for full access," said Clinica Sierra Vista CEO Steve Schilling. "But I'm...
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HURRY! Limited number of tickets available - Get your tickets TODAY!
Sunday, December 30
Nashville recording artist WADE HAYES will be performing w/special guests, Terry Hanson and the Westerner's on the new Blackboard Stage at Trout's Nightclub, Bakersfield,...
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After completing several commissioned drawings since October, it was time I draw something for me. A practice I find myself doing especially after drawing people I feel aren't challenging enough... geez, I hope that doesn't come across as bad as I think it does?
Anyhow , just for the fun of...
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2007 has been a busy year! To the point I have had to put off several drawings of friends and models I know, to get these projects done. And for that I can only say to those waiting, I am...
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For the past several days my gaze has been pulled to the large TV near my desk in the newsroom. "California burning" and "California inferno" — as CNN is calling it — is the gist of what I've been watching.
Looking out the window at the beautiful Bakersfield...
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California bans smoking in cars with kids
By Steve Lawrence
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California motorists will risk fines of up to $100 next year if they are caught smoking in cars with minors, making their state the third to protect children in vehicles from secondhand smoke....
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The newly reformed, Bakersfield Chapter of FACTS (Families to Amend California's Three Strikes) would like to invite the community to a rally on Oct. 4, 2007 at 5:30 PM at the Liberty Bell (Chester & Truxtun). This rally will be held to raise awareness in our community about this...
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She lives in a hotel on Union Street. It's really not good. In fact, I think it's horrible, especially since the air conditioner doesn’t work, and it also has tons of roaches. Most of her life on her own seems to be like this but not quite this bad usually.
She gets...
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Having had to use the TV for white noise, I kept waking up all night so I finally turned it off and was sleeping well enough until I was awakened by the text message bleep of my cell phone at 6:30am. Seems someone wanted to say good morning on my last day of the trip. I guess it didn't occur to...
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Sorry for the delay folks..it was unavoidable!
Installment # 4 Day 5 of the ME trip
Day five started early. I got up at 6:30, packed and called Ed, who gave me directions to the harley shop in Phoenix, Ore where I snagged a shirt then met Ed at his house. The plan was to have breakfast...
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Paycheck shock: Local 1000 dues up 50 percent
By Christine Mai-Duc
E-mail article
(published August 6th, 2007)
Many state workers did a double-take on their payroll stubs last week as the 50-percent increase to member dues and fair-share payments approved last year by SEIU Local 1000 took...
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National Alliance for Worker and Employer Rights petition calling on the 110th Congress to oppose Edward Kennedy and George Miller' Bill "Employee Free Choice Act"
The Employee Free Choice Act was defeated because the American people through petitions like this one stood...
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This is cross-listed @ my Blue Mandy Blog.
A new center - es possible, te piensas?
Please, Blue Mandy's become quite a cynic, and a day after Internet Radio Silence day, it's grounded in the all-too-true, set-top cop chains becoming more and more invisible and stronger than ever.
But two...
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Vic Pollard, writes that the Lt. Governor position: “It’s the office that is traditionally viewed as the most meaningless job in state government, but it may never be the same if he (Dean Flores) wins”.
I don't know if "most" people agree with that or...
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The state's uninsured population are overwhelmingly U.S. citizens and documented residents, according to a UCLA study.
The study, which is part of the California Health Interview Survey, found:
One in five of the 4.8 million Californians who were uninsured at the time they were...
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Mexico's new secretary of health visited California Monday to talk about the health needs facing Mexicans in California.
According to a story from the San Francisco Chronicle, Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos plans to meet every six months with U.S. health officials and Mexican immigrant...
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I am from a tiny 'burb in a backward community, from Green Giant veggies and homemade chicken dumplings and poke salad greens, from hand-me-down wardrobes and an old treadle sewing machine that stitched up the occasional new garment.
I am from farm labor camp houses, goathead patches, and...
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Opponents of California's physician-assisted suicide bill say more than 500 residents a year would commit legal suicide if the bill passes.
And if it is passed, other states would likely follow suit, according to a story today in USA Today.
"Absolutely, other states would...
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On March 14th 2007 at 5:30 p.m. there was a fund-raiser put on by Jean Fuller for Assembly 2006. Presumably, this fund-raiser was to help the 32nd District Representative put a little money in the coffer for her forthcoming re-election campaigns (if anyone runs against...
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I'm not talking about Desperate Housewives. I'm talking about satisfied, content women who stayed home to take care of the children, clean the house, wash the dishes, do the laundry. Is a housewife now a second class citizen? Were they ever satisfied? Were they ever...
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You have multiple files that you decide you want to get rid of. So, you right-click and select 'Delete' and then it's gone, right? Wrong. This is because files on your computer are accessed through a file allocation table, which tells the operating system where in your disk a file can be found....
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How much are California tax payers paying their elected officials? The answer to this question can be found at www.dpa.ca.gov/jobinfo/ElectedOfficersSalaries.shtm . All Legislators in the State Senate and Assembly receive an annual salary of $113,098. Since 2005 Lawmakers have received a...
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Not long ago I responded to an ad on Craig's List where a director was looking for an artist to help with his next movie. And will if you don't know me yet ... let you tell you ... I jumped at the chance just to see what this was. Turns out he is putting together an independent movie and needed...
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